Online Course on CTBT Verification Technologies

The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), the international organization that oversees the CTBT and its verification, is offering a free online course, “Around the Globe and Around the Clock: The Science and Technology of the CTBT”.

The course description says:

The course will take an in-depth look at the science behind the verification technologies of the CTBT, as well as the conduct of on-site inspections to verify compliance with the nuclear test ban. The course will include live lectures from internationally-renowned guest expert lecturers as well as CTBTO staff, interactive sessions and site visits. It can be completed in full online and is completely free of charge.

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David Wright, physicist and co-director of the UCS Global Security Program, is an established expert on the technical aspects of arms control, particularly those related to missile defense systems, missile proliferation, and space weapons.